Flying Questions

So I don't fly very often and it's been a few years since I've flown. I'll be flying to TX on Monday with American Airlines and I plan on checking one bag and carrying on my purse, pump, and a carry on. What are some essential items I should keep in my carry on instead of my luggage? It's for work so there are some things I don't want to chance losing so I'm thinking make up, flat iron, a change of clothes. What else?

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Any medications, valuables, important documents. Anything you can't go 24hours without (assume they will lose your bag and get it to you the next day).

Most airlines only allow two carry-ones. A purse/backpack/something small enough to go under the seat. And then one more item that can be bigger to go overhead. I think you can claim your pump as a medical device and have it be exempt from counting as one of your two item - but I'd look into it so you know your rights on the event you need to bring attention to them. Needless to say the bag count also depends on who's at the end of the jetway taking your ticket, and what kind of mood they are in. I've had people not say a word when I'm carrying 3 or 4 things (prepared to shove the extras into another bag to get down to 2). I've also had one recently who refused to let me on the jetway until I shoved the bag I got at concessions (w water, a snack and a magazine) into my purse so that I would officially have 2 😕.

Any medications, valuables, important documents. Anything you can't go 24...

Posted
08/12/2015

Any medications, valuables, important documents. Anything you can't go 24hours without (assume they will lose your bag and get it to you the next day).

Most airlines only allow two carry-ones. A purse/backpack/something small enough to go under the seat. And then one more item that can be bigger to go overhead. I think you can claim your pump as a medical device and have it be exempt from counting as one of your two item - but I'd look into it so you know your rights on the event you need to bring attention to them. Needless to say the bag count also depends on who's at the end of the jetway taking your ticket, and what kind of mood they are in. I've had people not say a word when I'm carrying 3 or 4 things (prepared to shove the extras into another bag to get down to 2). I've also had one recently who refused to let me on the jetway until I shoved the bag I got at concessions (w water, a snack and a magazine) into my purse so that I would officially have 2 😕.

I did look. The pump would be considered a medical devide. I'm actually hoping I can fit it in my suitcase and I'll just take my handpump on the plane just in case!

double check with the specific airline about the pump. last year while I was traveling for work, we were on three different airlines. one gave me no issues, another said it didn't qualify as a medical device, but the plane wasn't full so I could take it, and the third didn't allow it, so I had to gate-check my backpack. -_-

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